This Mother’s Day, when we talk about bold, intelligent, tough and proactive women leaders, we must talk about Joyce Schorr, founder and president of the For many of us, life events impact and even change the trajectory of what is important to us and where are true passion lies. Schorr is no different.
That is why in 1991 after years of tirelessly advocating for reproductive justice, Schorr pitched the idea of a national independent fund for poor women who were unable to pay for safe and legal abortions. ., our team is continuing to report through this global health crisis—doing what we can to keep you informed and up-to-date on some of the most underreported issues of this pandemic. —we can’t do it without you.
This year, we project to give out more funding based on barriers to access preventing time sensitive care. And because we are national, we don’t face the restrictions many funds have to provide funding only in their state or county. Further restrictions and funding for abortion access with the global health crisis has only magnified the inequalities that exist and has taken its toll on the most vulnerable people and is doing the most harm. This domino effect also affects clinics and doctors who provide reproductive health care.“I heard about a Latina woman in the Bronx who performed abortions. I collected all my change from everywhere I could and ended up with about $60 in pennies and nickels.